River City
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River City
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Author : John Farrow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-09-17
River City written by John Farrow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-17 with Daggers categories.
On the night of the Rocket Richard Riot in 1955, the legendary Cartier Dagger is stolen from Montreal's Sun Life Building. Many believe the dagger gives whoever possesses it mystical powers, and its journey through history is as spectacular as it is bloodstained. The same night, a police informer is found murdered in a nearby park with a dagger wound to his heart. But who murdered him, and why? Thirteen years later, Pierre Elliott Trudeau is prime minister, and the separatist movement is gaining momentum in Quebec. The case is still unsolved, and a young constable named Émile Cinq-Mars is asked to investigate. Suspenseful and labyrinthine, River City is at once a prequel to John Farrow's bestselling novels City of Ice and Ice Lake a panoramic window onto a city's storied past, and a brilliant novel of politics, greed, murder and myth.
River Town
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Author : Peter Hessler
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-12-19
River Town written by Peter Hessler and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-19 with Travel categories.
When Peter Hessler went to China in the late 1990s, he expected to spend a couple of peaceful years teaching English in the town of Fuling on the Yangtze River. But what he experienced - the natural beauty, cultural tension, and complex process of understanding that takes place when one is thrust into a radically different society - surpassed anything he could have imagined. Hessler observes firsthand how major events such as the death of Deng Xiaoping, the return of Hong Kong to the mainland, and the controversial consturction of the Three Gorges Dam have affected even the people of a remote town like Fuling. Poignant, thoughtful and utterly compelling, River Town is an unforgettable portrait of a place caught mid-river in time, much like China itself - a country seeking to understand both what it was and what it will one day become.
River City And Valley Life
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Author : Christopher J. Castaneda
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Release Date : 2013-12-09
River City And Valley Life written by Christopher J. Castaneda and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-09 with History categories.
Often referred to as “the Big Tomato,” Sacramento is a city whose makeup is significantly more complex than its agriculture-based sobriquet implies. In River City and Valley Life, seventeen contributors reveal the major transformations to the natural and built environment that have shaped Sacramento and its suburbs, residents, politics, and economics throughout its history. The site that would become Sacramento was settled in 1839, when Johann Augustus Sutter attempted to convert his Mexican land grant into New Helvetia (or “New Switzerland”). It was at Sutter’s sawmill fifty miles to the east that gold was first discovered, leading to the California Gold Rush of 1849. Nearly overnight, Sacramento became a boomtown, and cityhood followed in 1850. Ideally situated at the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers, the city was connected by waterway to San Francisco and the surrounding region. Combined with the area’s warm and sunny climate, the rivers provided the necessary water supply for agriculture to flourish. The devastation wrought by floods and cholera, however, took a huge toll on early populations and led to the construction of an extensive levee system that raised the downtown street level to combat flooding. Great fortune came when local entrepreneurs built the Central Pacific Railroad, and in 1869 it connected with the Union Pacific Railroad to form the first transcontinental passage. Sacramento soon became an industrial hub and major food-processing center. By 1879, it was named the state capital and seat of government. In the twentieth century, the Sacramento area benefitted from the federal government’s major investment in the construction and operation of three military bases and other regional public works projects. Rapid suburbanization followed along with the building of highways, bridges, schools, parks, hydroelectric dams, and the Rancho Seco nuclear power plant, which activists would later shut down. Today, several tribal gaming resorts attract patrons to the area, while “Old Sacramento” revitalizes the original downtown as it celebrates Sacramento’s pioneering past. This environmental history of Sacramento provides a compelling case study of urban and suburban development in California and the American West. As the contributors show, Sacramento has seen its landscape both ravaged and reborn. As blighted areas, rail yards, and riverfronts have been reclaimed, and parks and green spaces created and expanded, Sacramento’s identity continues to evolve. As it moves beyond its Gold Rush, Transcontinental Railroad, and government-town heritage, Sacramento remains a city and region deeply rooted in its natural environment.
Great River City
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Author : Andrew Wanko
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Great River City written by Andrew Wanko and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Mississippi River categories.
"This book examines the importance of the Mississippi River across time and through the lens of a single city: St. Louis. Features hundreds of maps, artifacts, and fascinating historic images, spanning back to St. Louis's founding and even earlier"--
Growing Up In River City
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Author : Robert J Havighurst
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2015-09-05
Growing Up In River City written by Robert J Havighurst and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-05 with categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
River Cities City Rivers
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Author : Thaisa Way
language : en
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
Release Date : 2018-06-04
River Cities City Rivers written by Thaisa Way and has been published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-04 with categories.
Cities have been built alongside rivers throughout history--shaping the development of urban landscapes and altering ecologies. Yet we have rarely given these urban landscapes their due. River Cities, City Rivers explores how such histories have shaped the present and how they might inform our visions of the future.
Realizing River City
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Author : Melissa Grunow
language : en
Publisher: Tumbleweed Books
Release Date : 2016-02-14
Realizing River City written by Melissa Grunow and has been published by Tumbleweed Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
It’s a story about loss, love, compassion, and finally redemption. At times, life can feel like a challenging feat of survival. Whether it’s living through abusive relationships or figuring out the complexities of what it means to be a woman searching for love, Realizing River City is a memoir that proves how despite the troubles we may face, there is hope in the way we continually risk ourselves in search for the life we want to live. In her poetic exploration of past relationships, Melissa Grunow’s honest words do not falter in the face of so much loss. Taking the rage we all feel about grief and pain, and funneling it into truth, beauty, and ultimately redemption on each page, Realizing River City is about discovering how the most important relationship is the one we have with ourselves. Realizing River City Just the Right balance of vulnerability and strength.
The River City
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Author : Joseph Bruno
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
The River City written by Joseph Bruno and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with City planning categories.
A River With A City Problem
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Author : Margaret Cook
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Release Date : 2019-09-03
A River With A City Problem written by Margaret Cook and has been published by Univ. of Queensland Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-03 with History categories.
When floods devastated South East Queensland in 2011, who was to blame? Despite the inherent risk of living on a floodplain, most residents had pinned their hopes on Wivenhoe Dam to protect them, and when it failed to do so, dam operators were blamed for the scale of the catastrophic events that followed. A River with a City Problem is a compelling history of floods in the Brisbane River catchment, especially those in 1893, 1974 and 2011. Extensively researched, it highlights the force of nature, the vagaries of politics and the power of community. With many river cities facing urban development challenges, Cook makes a convincing argument for what must change to prevent further tragedy.
10 Years Of River City
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Author : Jeff Holmes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
10 Years Of River City written by Jeff Holmes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with River city (Television program) categories.
Published to coincide with the show's 10th anniversary, this is the definitive companion to 'River City', featuring 10 years of drama, unforgettable characters and behind-the-scenes secrets.